Needle stick injuries among nurses of two tertiary care hospitals of Lahore: A KAP study.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of needle-stick injuries in female nurses of a public and private hospital and compare the findings.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at one public and one private tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, from March to June 2015, and comprised female nurses who were selected using non-probability purposive sampling. A structured questionnaire was used to interview the subjects.